Place a PDF in Its Industry Context with a 3–5 Year Forecast
Places a PDF in the wider context of its field: history, current landscape, related trends, competing views, risks and long-term implications, compares its conclusions with mainstream opinion and forecasts the next 3–5 years with reasoning.
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Input: the PDF attached to this conversation. If nothing is attached, ask me to upload it first.
Task: set this document within the wider context of the market, field or industry it belongs to.
Cover:
- the history of the topic and how it has evolved
- today's landscape and why it is relevant now
- the trends that are shaping how it develops
- opposing viewpoints and alternative perspectives
- the opportunities and risks that these trends create
- what would happen in the long run if the document's ideas turn out to be right
Then compare the document's conclusions with the views most common in the industry and show where they match and where they diverge.
End with:
- the trend most worth watching
- the biggest opportunity coming out of this topic
- the greatest risk or challenge ahead
- a forecast, with your reasoning, of how this field will probably evolve over the next 3–5 years
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